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This is a list of the several United States Congresses, since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual sessions.. Each elected bicameral Congress (of the two chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives) lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd-numbered y
†John Howard's address before the Joint Meeting of Congress in 2002 was originally scheduled for September 12, 2001, but was interrupted by the September 11 attacks. He was already in Washington when the attacks occurred, and sat in on the September 12 session of the House of Representatives.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 December 2024. Bicameral legislature of the United States For the current Congress, see 118th United States Congress. For the building, see United States Capitol. This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being ...
January 3, 2025: 12 p.m. EST, Congress scheduled to convene and the House will vote for a speaker. January 6, 2025: Joint session to count electoral votes and certify the 2024 United States presidential election. January 9, 2025: The funeral of former President Jimmy Carter is scheduled to take place.
The first occurrence of a joint session was on April 6, 1789, at Federal Hall in New York City during the 1st Congress, for the counting of electoral votes. [22] On December 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the "Day of Infamy speech" to a joint session of Congress
The 110th United States Congress began on January 3, 2007. There were 10 new senators (eight Democrats, one Republican, one independent) and 54 new representatives (41 Democrats, 13 Republicans) at the start of its first session. Additionally, two senators (both Republicans) and 13 representatives (nine Democrats, four Republicans) took office ...
House of Representatives member pin for the 109th U.S. Congress. The 109th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, from January 3, 2005, to January 3, 2007, during the fifth and sixth years of George W. Bush's presidency.
"Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 104th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org". "Videos of Senate Sessions for the 104th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org". "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 104th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org". House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 104th Congress (PDF).